To explore this chapter of McDowell history, we join historian Anne Swann in one of the log cabins at the Mountain Gateway Museum to hear the tale of a wrestling match that laid the foundation for the development of the county. Anne also talks about how Hunting John McDowell came to play a huge role [...]
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Hunting John McDowell and Brown’s Purchase
Posted in Cherokee, McDowells, _Interviewee: Anne Swann, tagged Cherokee, mcdowell county, oral history on August 31, 2009 | Comments Off
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